You Can't Always Get What You Want

"You Can't Always Get What You Want" by The Rolling Stones:


"I saw her today at the reception 
A glass of wine in her hand 
I knew she would meet her connection 
At her feet was her footloose man 

No, you can't always get what you want 
You can't always get what you want 
You can't always get what you want 
But if you try sometime you find 
You get what you need 

We went down to the demonstration 
To get your fair share of abuse 
We're gonna vent our frustration 
If we don't we're gonna blow a fifty-amp fuse

You can't always get what you want 
You can't always get what you want 
You can't always get what you want 
But if you try sometimes well you just might find 
You get what you need 

I went down to the Chelsea drugstore 
To get your prescription filled 
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy 
And man, did he look pretty ill 
We decided that we would have a soda 
My favorite flavor, cherry red 
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy 
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead" 
I said to him 

You can't always get what you want 
You can't always get what you want 
You can't always get what you want 
But if you try sometimes you just might find 
You get what you need 

I saw her today at the reception 
In her glass was a bleeding man 
She was practiced at the art of deception 
Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands 

You can't always get what you want 
You can't always get what you want 
You can't always get what you want 
But if you try sometimes you just might find 
You get what you need" 




I love the chorus of that song because it states that you can't always get what you want, but if you try, you might get what you need.  I always say:  "ask for what you want, but don't demand it."  I also believe you should keep asking and not giving up if you don't get what you want the first time. 


I also, love the fact that The Stones wrote:  "But if you try sometimes you just might find 
you get what you need."  Most of the things we want are not the things we need.  To have a happy life you need to focus on the things you need first.  When you have gotten those need things accomplished then you can try to get the things you want.

Another way of saying the same thing is getting what you want should be the bonus to your happiness - getting what you need is required for your happiness.  The problem is most people define their needs as wants.  You need a car if your job requires one.  However, you don't need a fifty thousand dollar car.

You want love in your life, but you need to love yourself first.  You want bling, fancy clothes and expensive food, however, all you need is food to eat, air to breathe and shelter.   You want the outside world to say you are good enough, but you need to accept you are good enough no matter what the outside world says.

I just got back from Vegas.  I didn't get what I wanted (the million dollar jackpot).  However, I did get what what I needed for my happiness, which was a lot of fun. 

I love getting what I want.  I will never stop asking for what I want because of one important thing:

I deserve it!!!!

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